Month September 2023
Obituary: Rob Anderson, 62, also known as Robbie Obbie #258, of New Egypt, NJ, passed away on Friday, September 22, 2023, at home surrounded by his family. Rob was born in New York, NY and had resided in Lakewood Twp.,… Continue Reading →
We regret to inform you of the Petirah of Reb Yehuda Leib Klahr Z”L of Lakewood, who was Niftar on Yom Kippur following an illness. Reb Leibel is the father of Shmuly, Yoni, Moish and Baruch. The Levaya is scheduled… Continue Reading →
It is almost 1:00 a.m. on this unusually chilly August night—or rather morning—in Yerushalayim. I am standing outside the Rachmastrivka mosdos on Rechov Givat Moshe. The limestone building with its three big arches over the entrance houses the main beis… Continue Reading →
On a balmy day in May, Rabbi Aron Litwin of Manchester, England, stood face to face with a top-hatted, tail-coated Prince William, the prince of Wales, in the palatial garden grounds of Buckingham Palace. Rabbi Litwin was present as the… Continue Reading →
I first met real estate investor Joseph Popack in his Crown Heights office around a year ago. We spoke for almost four hours, but even after such a long meeting, I felt we had more to discuss. And so we… Continue Reading →
Here we are, well into hurricane season, when weather buffs (and sukkah owners) carefully follow news reports about impending nor’easters with bated breath. And are informed of the various “models” claiming to predict the paths of storms. Meteorologists’ maps of… Continue Reading →
Trees once again fell in Lakewood today, as the storm continues for the third day in a row. A tree that fell onto a home in the area of Lake Carasaljo broke through two floors, but the homeowners were luckily… Continue Reading →
After a three-week paving project, Vine Street off of Cedarbridge Avenue, reopened on Friday.
Judaica Plaza, situated at 1700 Madison Avenue, is one of Lakewood’s first Judaic stores, established in 2000 and has been under the leadership of the Levine family since 2009. The store boasts an extensive collection of Hebrew and English sefarim,… Continue Reading →
Tthe Lakewood Shuk at the Blue Claws will be opening tonight. It will be open 11:00 PM until 1:00 AM tonight Every other day until Sukkos: 10 AM-11PM Erev YT: 10 AM-1PM. https://x.com/lakewoodscoop/status/1706483128158605456?s=46&t=6ukKgv63b6vnOCjwUz1EyA
The New Jersey Department of the Treasury is reminding eligible New Jersey residents that the deadline is approaching to file their applications for the Senior Freeze program. Senior Freeze reimburses qualifying seniors and disabled individuals for increases in property taxes… Continue Reading →
Sen. Bob Menendez said that once all the facts come out he will be exonerated and still be New Jersey’s senior U.S. Senator. The Democrat held a press conference in Hudson County, his home county, and chastised fellow Democrats for… Continue Reading →
When Rosh Hashana arrives we are introduced to the avoda of מלכיות. We start saying המלך הקדוש and המלך המשפט. The Chazzan calls out with all his strength המלך and the whole congregation responds in kind. One would have thought… Continue Reading →
Our forums will not be updated from sundown this evening until after sundown Monday evening, in observance of Yom Kippur.
In a private gathering with 200+ here in Lakewood, zoom members of Lakewood Daf Yomi Chaburah delivered by R’ Sruly Bornstein got together for an evening of Chizuk. The event, arranged by R’ Michal Rokowsky (Monsey) for the live (in-person)… Continue Reading →
A very special neshama, Eli Lieberman a”h, unfortunately recently passed away at age 29 from a rare brain tumor. He was diagnosed at age 22 and was told he would only live a few more months maximum. Hashem in His… Continue Reading →
Authorities are investigating an early-morning accident in Howell that left one dead and multiple others injured. The accident happened shortly before 3:00 AM at the intersection of Rt. 9 and Aldrich Road. Emergency personnel extricated one patient from the heavily-damaged… Continue Reading →
How many of us can picture no food? One cannot survive if there is no food. One cannot bring in yom tov with no means And as the calendar moves through the year and the first day of selichos arrives, there is… Continue Reading →
A portion of County Line Road is closed following an accident that took out a pole. The accident happened near Prime Lane around 2:15 AM One patient was transported to a local hospital. The road is shut between Brook and… Continue Reading →